University of Wisconsin-Madison General Information

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is Wisconsin's comprehensive teaching and research university with a statewide, national, and international mission, offering programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels in a wide range of fields, while engaging in extensive scholarly research, continuing adult education, and public service. The primary purpose of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is to provide a learning environment in which faculty, staff, and students can discover, examine critically, preserve, and transmit the knowledge, wisdom, and values that will help ensure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all. The University seeks to help students to develop an understanding and appreciation for the complex cultural and physical worlds in which they live and to realize their highest potential of intellectual, physical, and human development. It also seeks to attract and serve students from diverse social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds and to be sensitive and responsive to those groups which have been underserved by higher education.

Type of School

Four or more years,
Public

Religious affiliation

None

Highest degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Calendar

Semester

Setting

Mid-size city

Distance learning opportunities

Yes

University of Wisconsin-Madison Size

Total enrollment

42,180

Enrolled full time

37,536

Enrolled part time

4,644

University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Body

Men enrolled full time

18,279

Women enrolled full time

19,257

American Indian/Alaskan Native

-

Asian/Pacific Islander

-

Black/Non-Hispanic

-

Hispanic

-

White/Non-Hispanic

-

Non-Resident Alien

10%

Race/ethnicity unknown

4%

University of Wisconsin-Madison Admission Basics

Admissions office phone number

(608) 263-2400

Open admission policy

No

Undergraduate Application fee

$44

Applied

30,464

Admitted

14,481

Enrolled

5,927

Admitted %

48%

University of Wisconsin-Madison Admission factors

Admission test scores

Required

Secondary school GPA

Required

Secondary school rank

Recommended

Secondary school record

Required

TOEFL

Required

Completion of college preparatory program

Required

Recommendations

Recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies

Neither required nor recommended

University of Wisconsin-Madison Admission statistics

Students submitting SAT

21%

SAT 1 Verbal 25th percentile score

530

SAT 1 Verbal 75th percentile score

670

SAT 1 Math 25th percentile score

620

SAT 1 Math 75th percentile score

740

Students submitting ACT

87%

ACT Composite 25th percentile score

26

ACT Composite 75th percentile score

30

University of Wisconsin-Madison Cost

In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

$9,273

Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

$25,523

Books and Supplies

$1,200

On-campus room and board

$8,287

Off-campus room and board

$9,180

University of Wisconsin-Madison Financial Aid

Students Receiving Aid

64%

Receiving Federal Grants

13%
,
$4,361
on average

Receiving Institutional Aid

37%
,
$5,752
on average

Receiving Student Loans

37%
,
$7,616
on average

University of Wisconsin-Madison Programs & Majors

Graduates in 2012/2013 academic year.

AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, AND RELATED SCIENCES

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

Agricultural Business and Management, General

26

0

0

Agricultural Business and Management, Other

1

0

0

Agricultural Communication/Journalism

37

8

0

Agricultural Economics

14

12

6

Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture

0

7

0

Agronomy and Crop Science

8

5

0

Animal Sciences, General

22

2

1

Dairy Science

24

8

6

Food Science

26

8

3

Horticultural Science

16

2

1

Poultry Science

1

0

0

Soil Science and Agronomy, General

9

7

2

ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

0

17

1

Landscape Architecture

24

2

0

AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

African-American/Black Studies

6

6

0

Asian Studies/Civilization

48

0

0

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

28

6

0

Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies

0

5

0

Scandinavian Studies

10

3

2

South Asian Studies

18

1

2

Southeast Asian Studies

0

4

0

Women's Studies

45

5

0

BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

Biochemistry

133

1

15

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

417

0

0

Biophysics

0

1

7

Biotechnology

0

26

0

Botany/Plant Biology

15

3

9

Conservation Biology

52

0

0

Endocrinology

0

2

2

Entomology

6

3

1

Environmental Toxicology

0

1

5

Genetics, General

52

0

13

Human/Medical Genetics

0

9

0

Microbiology and Immunology

48

1

0

Microbiology, General

53

17

14

Molecular Biochemistry

0

0

5

Molecular Biology

28

3

25

Oncology and Cancer Biology

0

1

6

Pathology/Experimental Pathology

0

1

3

Pharmacology

0

0

12

Pharmacology and Toxicology

14

0

0

Physiology, General

0

0

4

Plant Genetics

0

4

6

Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

2

1

5

Zoology/Animal Biology

133

1

7

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

Accounting

183

103

0

Actuarial Science

58

2

0

Business Administration and Management, General

137

10

0

Business/Commerce, General

0

63

9

Finance, General

243

31

0

Financial Planning and Services

20

0

0

Insurance

99

0

0

International Business/Trade/Commerce

30

0

0

Management Information Systems, General

18

0

0

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

191

39

0

Operations Management and Supervision

12

9

0

Real Estate

60

19

0

Retailing and Retail Operations

34

0

0

Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General

0

12

0

COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

Journalism

199

17

0

Mass Communication/Media Studies

0

0

13

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

320

7

6

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

Computer and Information Sciences, General

122

67

14

EDUCATION

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

Art Teacher Education

10

1

0

Bilingual and Multilingual Education

0

0

1

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

0

16

9

Curriculum and Instruction

0

23

35

Educational Leadership and Administration, General

0

43

27

Elementary Education and Teaching

95

0

0

Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education

6

0

0

Mathematics Teacher Education

0

1

0

Music Teacher Education

5

3

0

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education

2

0

0

Social Studies Teacher Education

9

0

0

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

0

8

7

Special Education and Teaching, General

15

8

4

ENGINEERING

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

Agricultural Engineering

19

6

0

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

60

26

12

Chemical Engineering

85

2

22

Civil Engineering, General

114

42

7

Computer Engineering, General

43

0

0

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

60

72

28

Engineering Mechanics

36

10

1

Engineering Physics/Applied Physics

3

0

0

Engineering, General

0

44

0

Engineering, Other

3

0

0

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

0

0

2

Geological/Geophysical Engineering

5

6

0

Industrial Engineering

70

53

10

Materials Engineering

19

11

17

Mechanical Engineering

155

66

17

Nuclear Engineering

15

29

3

Systems Engineering

0

9

0

ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

English Language and Literature, General

259

21

19

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

Apparel and Textiles, General

22

0

0

Consumer Economics

66

0

0

Family and Community Services

17

0

0

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication

1

0

0

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General

0

12

3

Human Development and Family Studies, General

85

0

0

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS

Bachelor

Master

Doctorate

African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

8

1

3

Chinese Language and Literature

24

4

3

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

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